1962 Chicago White Sox season

The 1962 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 62nd season in the major leagues, and its 63rd season overall. They finished with a record of 85–77, good enough for fifth place in the American League, 11 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Offseason

November 27, 1961: Minnie Miñoso was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Cunningham.^[1]
November 28, 1961: Roy Sievers was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Charley Smith and John Buzhardt.^[2]
March 24, 1962: Andy Carey was traded by the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ramón Conde and Jim Koranda (minors).^[3]
Prior to 1962 season: Future basketball star Dave DeBusschere was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.^[4]

Regular season

April 22, 1962: Dave DeBusschere made his major league baseball debut in a game against the Kansas City Athletics.^[4] He pitched one inning and gave up one walk.

Opening Day lineup

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: G=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs scored; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Base on balls; SO=Strikeouts; AVG=Batting average; SB=Stolen bases

Pitching

Note: W=Wins; L=Losses; ERA=Earned run average; G=Games pitched; GS=Games started; SV=Saves; IP=Innings pitched; H=Hits allowed; R=Runs allowed; ER=Earned runs allowed; HR=Home runs allowed; BB=Walks allowed; K=Strikeouts

Farm system

Savannah franchise moved to Lynchburg, August 26, 1962; Harlan affiliation shared with New York Yankees^[5]

Notes

^ Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
^ Charley Smith page at Baseball Reference
^ Ramón Conde page at Baseball Reference
^ a b Dave DeBusschere page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

1962 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference